Chapter 35

The sword light was incredibly fast, almost impossible to see with the naked eye. Hua Jiu only felt the sound of the air being torn, and the sword light had already appeared behind He Mingsheng, piercing straight through his body. The sword light did not pay attention to He Mingsheng, who was screaming and falling to the ground, and directly appeared in front of Yu Kunshun, aiming for the already unstable white light pillar.

*Zi!*

The light pillar shattered instantly. Yu Kunshun's face was filled with terror, and he roared, causing the short ruler to fly in front of him. With a *ding*, it hastily blocked the sword light. However, at the same time, a *chi chi chi chi* sound came, as the last few dozen drops of blood rain, without the light pillar to block them, all shot onto Yu Kunshun's body. The blood rain was extremely corrosive, instantly corroding through the protective clothing on Yu Kunshun's body and entering his body. Yu Kunshun was instantly severely injured, his face pale.

In Hua Jiu's eyes, these blood raindrops were more corrosive than the strongest 'Aqua Regia' solution on Earth.

Yu Kunshun couldn't care about these things at the moment, because the sword light, which he had blocked with his short ruler, suddenly burst with a bright light, and dozens of extremely sharp sword qi shot out, rushing towards him. Yu Kunshun knew clearly that the blood rain could only severely injure him, but if he was hit by these sword qi, he would be dismembered on the spot and die here.

In a flash, a look of pain flashed in Yu Kunshun's eyes. The short ruler in his hand exploded with a *bang*, turning into dozens of white lights to block the sword qi. At the same moment the short ruler exploded, he spat out a mouthful of blood and quickly retreated.

More than twenty meters away, Yu Kunshun stopped, his face as pale as paper, his breath extremely weak, his body swaying, and it seemed difficult for him to maintain flight. He took out a jade bottle, poured out two pills, and swallowed them without a word. Then he retreated another two hundred meters, standing on a rooftop, silently healing his injuries while watching the scene, his eyes flashing with a fierce light, not knowing what he was thinking.

"Is it the Sword Technique! Is it the Immortal Sword Sect or the Purple Mystic Sect?" He Mingsheng, who had been pierced by a sword and fallen to the ground, was not dead. Although his face was as pale as snow and he had no blood color, he had somehow appeared on a rooftop on the other side, his expression full of fear and resentment as he asked.

From the appearance of the sword light, He Mingsheng's severe injury and fall, to Yu Kunshun's self-destruction of his magical weapon and severe injury, Hua Jiu witnessed a series of changes. He was greatly shocked by the sharpness and power of the sword light, his pupils contracting, his expression extremely serious. He did not take any further action but was extremely alert, looking at the sword light while his soul consciousness was open, always watching the black-haired middle-aged man who had revealed his identity and was slowly walking towards them from the city gate.

This person was Liu Zhongyuan, the ancestor of Liu Xiu, the Marquis of Cangnan, and an inner disciple of the Sword Pavilion lineage of the Purple Mystic Sect. The Purple Mystic Sect was one of the twelve largest sects in the cultivation world, known as the Three Sects and Nine Schools.

The sword light, which had appeared earlier, now turned into a long sword, hanging motionless in the air, no longer attacking Yu Kunshun.

"I am the ancestor of Liu Xiu, the Marquis of Cangnan. You all are fighting in my Jiangyuan City, destroying my city. I wonder how this matter will be resolved." Liu Zhongyuan's face was calm, as if the act of severely injuring the two people just now had never happened.

"Liu Zhongyuan! Who are you really? This sword technique! If I'm not mistaken, only the Immortal Sword Sect and the Purple Mystic Sect's Sword Pavilion have it. But I have never heard that the Liu family of Cangnan County has anyone who has joined these two sects. Why don't you just say what your purpose is, instead of being so secretive?" He Mingsheng sensed that although the other party's realm was only one level higher than his, the combat power of a sword cultivator was usually much higher than that of other cultivators at the same level. At this moment, he and Yu Kunshun were both severely injured, their strength reduced to less than three-tenths, and they were no match for him.

"Hmph! I can swear to the heavens. I am Liu Zhongyuan, the great-grandfather of Liu Xiu, the Marquis of Cangnan. If I am not, may I be struck by five thunderbolts and die. As for why you haven't heard of it, it has always been the highest secret of the Liu family, and how could outsiders know?" Liu Zhongyuan sneered and said coldly.

Upon hearing this, He Mingsheng's face changed again. Cultivators took their oaths very seriously. If Liu Zhongyuan's oath was false, it would create a heart demon in his mind, causing him to be devoured by the heart demon when he reached the Daoist realm, leading to his soul being scattered. Since Liu Zhongyuan dared to swear, He Mingsheng no longer doubted his words. He couldn't help but feel that today's matter was extremely difficult. Yu Kunshun, who was far away, also had a slight change in his expression, his face becoming even paler.

If it were just the issue of Cangnan County's归属, the Purple Mystic Sect, being one of the nine schools, was not something the Heavenly Gate Sect and the Ice Blood Sect could provoke. They could easily give up Cangnan County. But now that it involved the hidden sects of the Cangman Mountains, it was a different matter. Cultivators, in pursuit of immortality and transcendence, were already defying the heavens. Once they encountered a great opportunity, no matter how dangerous it was, they would fight for it.

Liu Zhongyuan looked at the two people's expressions and sighed inwardly, knowing that they were not intimidated by his sect. Without waiting for He Mingsheng and Yu Kunshun to say anything, he glanced at Hua Jiu, who was standing on a tree, holding a mundane bow, and looking thoughtful, and said, "It's fine that you two have destroyed my Jiangyuan City, but you actually have ulterior motives for Hua Jiu, the deputy commander of the Steel Tooth Corps of Cangnan County. What does this mean?"

"Hmph! Why be so hypocritical? Since you are the ancestor of Liu Xiu, the Ice Blood Sect will naturally not interfere with Cangnan County anymore. But we both know the background of Hua Jiu. Why play word games?" He Mingsheng coldly said, also glancing at Hua Jiu, who was more than ten meters away.

"Ha ha ha ha—What a joke! You all have always thought that Hua Jiu is from a hidden sect in the Cangman Mountains. Has anyone ever asked him? Just because he first appeared in the Cangman Plain, and because of his extraordinary archery skills, and because even the soul of the tiger demon king couldn't devour his soul, you think he comes from a hidden sect. Hmph! What a ridiculous idea!" Liu Zhongyuan laughed loudly, his face full of ridicule, but his eyes were closely watching the expressions of He Mingsheng and Yu Kunshun. He deliberately said these words to dispel their fighting spirit, making them think that Hua Jiu might not be from a hidden sect, so they wouldn't need to mobilize the entire sect to fight for him and completely offend the Purple Mystic Sect. Although he couldn't represent the Purple Mystic Sect, scaring people with a big banner was still possible.

Sure enough, after hearing this, He Mingsheng looked at Hua Jiu, who was standing there with a speechless expression, his face fluctuating, while Yu Kunshun looked thoughtful.

Liu Zhongyuan remained silent, letting the two of them think.

After a while, Yu Kunshun coughed, breaking the silence, and stared at Hua Jiu, saying, "Brother Hua! What are you really? Do you have any connection with the hidden sects in the Cangman Mountains?"

Hua Jiu was paying attention to the changes in the scene and thinking hard about how to escape. He heard every word of the conversation, knowing that his answer would directly determine his life and death, and that all the danger came from the identity of him being from a hidden sect. Previously, he had not admitted it, but subconsciously had not denied it, because he was afraid of revealing his robot identity, which had led to a deeper misunderstanding. But now that he had a human body, he had to do his best to get rid of this huge trouble.

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